Geumbak

Geumbak
Korean name
Hangul
금박
Hanja
Revised Romanizationgeumbak
McCune–Reischauerkŭmbak

Geumbak (Korean: 금박) is a Korean traditional art for applying extremely thin gold leaf on hanbok, or other fabrics for decoration. Artisans who specialize in the technique are called geumbakjang (금박장).

Kim Deokhwan (김덕환; 金德煥) has been designated as a Living National Treasure as holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 119.

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